World Peace summit calls for
concerted action for sustainable peace
Heavenly
Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) on September 18 held the
World Peace Summit virtually where delegates discussed the progress of
international efforts and the plans to promote the peace agenda in the ‘New
Normal’ era shifting from the post-Covid to the with-Covid.
HWPL
has been conducting citizen-centered peacebuilding activities to create
“a culture of peace”
advocated
by the UN and international community to set up an environment of peaceful
coexistence since the World Peace Summit in 2014.
The
September 18 event presented the concerted action for sustainable peace with
cases from various sectors such as international law, religion, education, and
the media. Also, it addressed international cooperation to overcome the current
crisis that threatens the coexistence and harmony of mankind, which has come to
the fore during the pandemic.
Peacebuilding
efforts led by HWPL to establish legal foundations and
international norms for peace through connecting global actors are embodied
with its effort to advocate the international law for peace by drafting the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW).
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“The DPCW Handbook enables us to
systematically teach international law and the essence of peace to these
students and others. It enables them to become lecturers in the following
course,” said Dr. Mizanur Rahman, Chief Advisor of Asian Association of Law
Professors (AALP) as well as Former Chair of National Human Rights Commission,
Bangladesh (NHRC-BD), highlighting the need to encourage public discourse on
peacebuilding by academia.
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In addition to the basic principles of
peace assigned to nations to uphold, the DPCW has
presented principles that should be dealt with in the present era, such as
prohibiting the use of force, fostering religious freedom, and civic participation to spread a culture of peace.
In
particular, it states that efforts for peace come from all members of the
global society by identifying not only nation-states but also international
organizations and all citizens as the main actors of building peace.
“We
know that it will be hard to achieve peace if we are not all working for it.
This is why we need to encourage children, the youth, and adults to prevent
verbal abuse and work towards reducing inequalities and eradicating disparities
to achieve a more equitable, stable, and peaceful world,” said Former President
of Ecuador, Dr. Rosalia Arteaga Serrano.
Hon.
Octavia Alfred, Minister of Education, Human Resource Planning, Vocational
Training, and National Excellence of Dominica, said that the students learn the
necessity of mutual coexistence and cooperation through HWPL peace education
and pass on to their friends, parents, and teachers what they have learned.
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She addressed it also deals with concepts that can develop
psychosocial competency skills, such as respect for diversity, order, conflict
resolution, and negotiation, so it is being used for teacher’s training.
“Our objective is to end wars in the global village and establish
peace and make it a permanent legacy for future generations. Without peace,
everything that we managed to build would be destroyed. … We should not let
this happen. So, to achieve peace, shouldn’t we achieve our objective with the
same spirit?” said Chairman Man Hee Lee of HWPL at the event.
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#WARP_OFFICE #NO_WAR #EDUCATION
Malawi 24 - World Peace summit calls for concerted action for sustainable peace
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HWPL’s peace work is unprecedented. I sincerely hope it will continue with great vigour, as it seems peace and stability is needed now more than ever in these uncertain times. More than 30,000 people from 157 countries attended the 7th Anniversary HWPL World Peace Summit online on Sept. 18th 2021, and more than 200 schools worldwide have been designated HWPL Peace Academies, educating today's youth on the importance of peace.
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May the words, 'We are One!' ring true in 2021 and into 2022✌️